[
UK
/pɹˈuːvd/
]
[ US /ˈpɹuvd/ ]
[ US /ˈpɹuvd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
established beyond doubt
a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness
a proven liar
How To Use proved In A Sentence
- Rob's strengths lay in absorbing the pressure and criticism, and in doing this well he more than proved himself courageous, gutsy and tough.
- So this show proved to be a bit of a departure. Times, Sunday Times
- Surely one of the agonizing attributes of our post – September 11 age is the unending need to reaffirm realities that have been proved, and proved again, but just as doggedly denied by those in power, forcing us to live trapped between two narratives of present history, the one gaining life and color and vigor as more facts become known, the other growing ever paler, brittler, more desiccated, barely sustained by the life support of official power. 'The Moment Has Come to Get Rid of Saddam'
- The proposed acquisition, which must be approved by shareholders, values the two networks at about $ 16 a share.
- An account must now be given of the eustyle, which is the most approved class, and is arranged on principles developed with a view to convenience, beauty, and strength. The Ten Books on Architecture
- The existing Anchorage network has been merged with the new ANSS stations to provide improved coverage of the Anchorage region.
- The promise of tax cuts proved, as always, to be the Republican Party's trump card.
- His posture improved so much that his clothes no longer fit.
- Secondly, the other direction, that is, the completeness part, is proved by what is really known as the Lindenbaum-Tarski method. Propositional Consequence Relations and Algebraic Logic
- Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.